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3+ Feature documentary, Finding Yingying has been awarded the SXSW 2020 Documentary Feature Special Jury Prize for Breakthrough Voice. Produced by Kartemquin Films, Finding Yingying is Chicago-based filmmaker Jiayan “Jenny” Shi’s debut feature documentary. The film follows the story of the Zhang family who, in the summer of 2017, travel to the United States from China in … Continue reading “Chicago crew take SXSW Jury Prize for ‘Finding Yingying’”

3+ Chicago-based, design-driven production shop expands with California based, award-winning creator of “Beast” Continuing its growth and its investments into excellence, design-driven production company Sarofsky is adding Ben Strang to its directorial roster. The news was announced by company Principal and Executive Creative Director Erin Sarofsky, and Executive Producer Steven Anderson. Based in Santa Monica, … Continue reading “Sarofsky adds SXSW winner Ben Strang to roster”

7+ If it’s early March, then that means SXSW beckons for artists from film, TV, music and advertising to make an annual pilgrimage to Austin, Texas and explore, inspire and create. It’s mecca. This year, Dropbox and 72andSunny LA teamed up to create an combustive environment where artists were encouraged to unleash their creativity on … Continue reading “SXSW: 72andSunny, Dropbox get active through murals”

A MCGARRYBOWEN CONTINGENT and Comma Music’s Managing Director Bonny Dolan are heading for SXSW for a Thursday, March 17 panel called “Inside Out: How Did This Song Get into That commercial.” Dolan shares the stage with the agency’s ECD Michael Straznickas, CD/writer Dave Reger, music producer Brandy Ricker and Steve Ross, director of content production.

“CHICAGOMADE” EVENTS will be on display at SXSW, March 11-16 in Austin, Texas, as the first-of-its-kind collaboration between DCASE (Dept. of Cultural Affairs & Special Effects), Choose Chicago and World Business Chicago.

“Uncle John,” the debut indie feature from producer Erik Crary and director Steven Piet is on its way to select theatrical distribution by Film Buff, barely six months after it took SXSW by storm in March.

“Chicago Made” music riches and tech innovations will be on display a second year before the thousands of international visitors at SXSW Music, Film, Interactive festivals March 15-18 in Austin, Texas.

For Kevin Pang and Mark Helenowski having their first documentary accepted for a world premiere at SXSW Film, Music and Digital Festival after more than three years in the works, was like winning the lottery, says Helenowski, sounding still awed at their unexpected good fortune.

Producer Erik Crary and director Steven Piet’s first feature will be among the 145 indie films from famous international directors, actors and first time filmmakers screening at ever-growing SXSW 2015 next month in Austin, Texas.

Grammy winning singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge will make her first appearance at South by Southwest, thanks to the powerhouse panel of advertising and music industry women, arranged by Comma Music executives Bonny Dolan and Michael Paoletta.

John Anderson’s new soulful documentary about Chicago’s greatest contribution to American culture – the blues – rolls out at the buzz-greasy SXSW Music Festival on March 13 in Austin, Texas.

“We think Austin – where music is so important – is a great place to launch,” says Anderson. “This is a music film, but it looks at the cultural and social upheavals of its time. We’re lucky being able to make it now when the main guys are still around to talk about it.